Japan shines even as APAC property flows suffer second-worst quarter in decade

Japan continued to attract the largest share of real estate flows from Asia Pacific institutional investors in the first quarter, despite the sector overall recording its second-worst quarter in a decade, according to two recent investors surveys. The latest Asia Pacific Capital Trends report from MSCI Real Assets released at the end of May showed allocations to Japan in the first quarter of 2024 totalled $9.1 billion, beating China, with $8.3 billion as investors’ favoured locati…